Magazine arrangement for firearms, especially for recoil-loading firearms.



. P. MAUSER. MAGAZINE ARRANGEMENT FOR FIREARMS, ESPEGIALLY FOR RRCOIL LOADING FIREARMS.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. 5, 1909.

Patented May 25, 1909.

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P. MAUSER. MAGAZINE ARRANGEMENT FOR FIREARMS, ESPEGIALLYPOR REGOIL LOADING FIREARMS.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 5, 1909.

W'Me-sses A UNITED srn'rpgrnrnnr OFFICE.

PAUL MAUSER, OF OBERNDORF-ON-THE-NEOKAR, GERMANY.

MAGAZINE ARRANGEMENT FOR FIREARMS, ESPECIALLY FOR RECOIL-LOAEING FIREARMS.

g V Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 5, 1909. Serial No. 481,315.

Patented May 25, 1909.

To a/Zl whom it may concern;

Be t'known that I, PAUL MAUsER, privy coun ilor of cominerce,a subject of the King of Wiirtembcrg, residing at Oberndorfonthe-\ eckar, in the Kingdom of VViirtemberg, Germany, have invented certain new and useful. Improvements Relating to Magazine Arrangements for Firearms, Especiallv for Recoil-Loading Firearms, of i which the fol lowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to fire arms, especially. to recoil loading fire-arms, and the object of the invention, on the onehand, is to effect reliable. guidance of the cartridge to its correct position, and on the otherhan-d, rapid extraction and. insertion of the same. With regard to the first purpose, namely, guiding the cartridge to the correct position, an ar-' resting mechanism is provided in the maga- 20,zine in combination with the cartridge elevator in order toprevent the rear part of the cartridgefrom tipping back, that is to say,to

' hold the cartridgeelevator itself in the correct feeding position and to prevent it. from ti ping backward when the weapon re'coils.

T 11s arrangement of the arresting mechanism necessltates an auxiliary device to release it when the magazlne is being filled, in

order that the cartridge elevator can be moveddownward without its arresting pawl falling into the slots or cavities in the rear wall of the magazine. This new arrangement of themagazine with the previously described magazine arrester, also necessitates a new kind of magazine holder, which will prevent the magazine from being accidentally released by the recoil action or by anyunusual strains of theweapon (such as shocks, blows and the like) by only allowing the holding parts to be released by an'action or operation applied transversely to the longitudinal directionof the-weapon,thatis=to say, at the side O f latter. I '11 5L5}:

' In the accompanying drawing the new magazine arrangement is shown applied to a recoilloading pistol;

Figure 1- shows'the pistol with the magazine in longitudinal section and wherein the cartridge elevator is about to lace the last magazinebase pl ate. Figs. 4 and 5 showthe.

two positions of the magazine holder, namely,

1n the position of engagement and that of release. Fig. 6 is a front, side and rear view of the magazine holder locking lever. Fig. 7 is f a side and rear view of the s ring arm for actuating the holding locking ever. Figs. 8

and 9 show the device, use and action of the auxiliary mechanism for disengaging the arrester of the cartridge elevating platform metal casing containing the cartridge elevating platform and spring 1) and conforms in shape to the downward slanting position of the cartridges arranged one above the other. In this magazine, as clearly shown in Fig. 8, the cartridges are mounted one above the other ina slanting position, in such a manner that the uppermost cartridge P to be pushed by the breech bolt into the barrel is lifted by the cartridge elevating platform, after the return of the breech. bolt, serting position.

As already mentioned in the introduction,

irect into the inan arrester is arranged in conjunction with the cartridge elevator in order to prevent the rear part of the cartridge from tipping downward during the recoil, or in other words, to hold the cartridge elevator itself in the correct elevating position and prevent it from tipping backward during the recoil. It has been found in use that the recoil, by causing the weapon to be jerked up more or less, has resulted in the cartridges being thrown downward in the magazine; in order .to this the arrester' is so arranged t at the cartridge elevator and the whole 'row -of cartridges thereon is held fast and secured against rearward or downward 'motion as each cartridgeis placed in position step by ste With this end in view, in accordance wit the invention, a s rin arresting pawl 3 is .fixed to the cartridge e evator, slots m being provided in the rear wall of the mega: zine for said pawl p to engage with the step by step elevating position of the row of cartridges or of the cartridge elevator.

1prevent In order to keep the rear wall of the maga- I zine sufiiciently strong and to provide a sym- I metrical support two slots m are preferably.

furnished for each step, as shown in Figs. 8

and 9, so that there are two rows or series of slots located as close to the edges of the wall as possible in order that there should be sufficient material in the center. With this arrangement the spring arresting pawl is correspondingly provided at its lower end, which engages with the slots, with two simultaneously engaging noses or tongues 12 As regards the cartridge elevator itself the elevator platform is provided with lateral wings to insure good guidance, and by means of which a guide slide is formed. lower side of the cartridge elevator is further provided with a downwardly projecting F cylindrical rojection p which serves as a guide for t e cartridge elevator spring p". The bottom of the magazine is closed bya base plate m which is held in the closed position by means of lateral spring arms m en' gaging with corresponding grooves m in the side walls of the magazine. This base plate carries a block which slantsupward at its rear end in. such manner that it forms a base vertical to the direction of pressure of the cartridge elevator spring. After releasing a fastening pin 111 the base plate can be removed, for which pu ose naturall the spring arms m would a so require to be leased from the sides of the magazine. It should be further mentioned that, as regards the cartridge elevator and the arrester, the spring arresting pawl p is referablyformed integral with the stop p w iich is adapted to hold the breech bolt open when the magazine is empty, and that this piece is secured by being inserted in grooves on the top of the cartridge elevator. The arresting pawl is, as previously mentioned, resilient; it might, however, be capable of a rocking or other movement and be actuated b a special s ring. The arrangement of fbngitudinal s ots m in the sides of the magazine insures an exact guidance for the cartridge elevator sgring fitting iii-said slots. In order to be le to fill the magazine, it is necessary, with regard to the arrangement of the arresting mechanism which prevents the cartridge elevator from being pushed down, to provide a special auxiliary device the construction and operation of which is shown in Figs. 8 to 12. This auxiliary device consists of a double or U shaped bent'platc 30 having on its narrow side downward slanting teeth or projections 19'' corresponding with the slots m. This plate p is fixed with its narrow side to the rear of the magazine (Figs. 8 and 9), so that the teeth or projections p project into the slots m and by thus closing these slots, prevent the noses o'r tongues p of the s ring pawl p engaging wi h the said slots. hus the cartridge elevator can be pressed down against the pressure of its spring and the cartridges P fed from above through the mouth or the 1nagaz1ne. When the cartridge elevator is pressed own, the arresting The rear pawl slides down inoperatively, i. e., over the teeth or projections 12' without falling into the slots m, as clearly shown in Fig. 8; the

position of the parts being apparent with ve cartridges in the magazine.

In order that the auxiliary tool should be capable of being readily fitted in position and securely held, the lowest tooth or projection p has a hook shaped projection which is adapted to project through itscorresponding slot and to grip the inside of the rear wall of the magazine. A handle p is preferably used for pressin down the cartridge elevator, this hand e being inserted from the side through the corresponding slot m into a hole 1) provided for this purpose in the cartridge elevator. After havin filled themagazine both'tools, namely, tfie plate p and handlep, can be removed, whereupon the magazine is ready for use and can be pushed into the stock. When in position in the stock the magazine is held by a magazine holder which is of such a construction that its release necessitates a lateral action, in order to revent it from being inadvertently released by the recoil or other power acting in the longitudinal direction of the weapon.

The constructii and action of this magazine holder is clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 6. The holder, as shown consists essentially of a locking levera ivoted to the rear of the ma azlne, which ever has on its orward side a s 1oulder n which engages underneath a projection m on the rear of the magazine. This projection m is preferably formed-on the prevlously described slanting block on the base plate M and projects throu h a slot in the rear of the magazine, close tQEt e locking lever 11.. The lower end of this locking lever a? has an en aging surface which is so shaped that it is a le to pass overthe lower edge of the stock when the lever is pushed into and out of position. The locking lever n is held in position in the stock by a special holding arm i", which, by means of a lateral spring piece i, also holds the locking lever in engagement. The construction of the magazine holder explains its action; in Fig. 4 the same is shown in engagement in which its shoulder engages underneath the projection m and thus holds the magazine in position.

When it is desired to take out the magazine co-acting slotsformed in the wall of the mag-- azine for engaging said pawl to prevent the cartridges from being tlpped backward by for disengagln said catch when the magafified zine is to be 4. A magazine for recoil loading fire arms having a cartridge elevator, a spring catch or said slots to ermit the catch to move past 1 them when t e ma azine is'to be filled.

5. In a fire arm t e combination of a mag- I azine adapted to be connected to the body of the fire arm, and a magazine locking lever pivoted to saidfire arm and adapted to engage said magazine, said lever being adapted to turn upon its pivot in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the weapon to release said magazine. Y

'.6. The comb: ation of a fire arm having a magazine stock, of a magazine adapted to fit within said stock, and a ma azinelockin lever ivoted to the rear waif-of said stoc and a apted to engage a shoulder formed on the magazine, said locking lever being adapted to turn on its pivot in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the weapon to release said magazine.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto si ed Witnesses ERNEsr ENTENMANN, v Fnnw KLAIBER.

name in thepresence of two subscri ing" 

